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VOL. II NO. 303
Murder Charge Against Boy
Birkenhead, Cheshire. Sept. 23-Eating a plum, a small boy, whose name and age were not given, walked into a court-room here to- day to face a charge of murdering a nine-month old baby girl.
It was alleged that the boy took the baby from her pram outside her parents' home yesterday and threw her into the water in a gravel pit.
"I just wanted to do it," ho was said to have told a detective:
The boy was granted legal aid and remanded until October 2-Reuter.
MAILS WILL BE OPENED
The
rates
For the HONGKONG TELME For and au Lelul ef
SOUTH CHINA Owne hour, i zi.
Ithandl
Erinter and Publisher:
Thongkong Telegraph.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1947.
Final Blueprint For Britain's Drive To Beat Economic Crisis
London, Sept. 23.-The final blueprint for Britain's drive to beat the economic crisis demands production of £1,700,000,000 worth of exports from British workers in the next fifteen months, and promises no respite from the austerity until this target is achieved, it was authoritatively disclosed tonight.
A five-point plan, for the operation of which workers will be directed and the supply of materials controlled by the Government, aims by the end of next year to close the £600,000,000 export-import gap by the following measures:
1. Cutting imports,
2. Cutting overseas expenditure.
that she has had to cover adversa balances with certain other countries either with convertible dollars or on sterling. resources
3. Increasing exports.
4. Concentrating
essential industrien.
balance "P//g-dollar
balance is £300,000,000.
cutH
10
She has not been able to use to and colonial 5. Increasing home
cover that adverse balance the re- empire agricultural production.
from
non-dollar countries Although Britain's adverse trade ceipts
which The herself has C600,000,- with 000, the
ndverse favourable balance of trade.
Britain has already made in oversens expenditures and on the Services, amounting to £20,000,000. A further review of the defence being services! expenditure HOW mude,
and negotiations are also talking place with the United States regarding Britain's dollar expen. diture on Germany.
This apparent discrepancy is ex- plained by the fact that Britain has credit balances in non-dollar coun-
The export-import
cap will be closed by the following measures:
Dramatic Decision By tries.
British Govt.
A saving of £200,000,000 in 2. Increasing exports by £370,- 000,000 by next midsummer, and by £570,000,000 by the end of next year.
London, Sept. 23-The Trea-Imporis. sury announced today that, from October 1, mails entering and leaving Britain would be liable to opening and search for illicit moneys or valuables sent by post to contravene Britain's rigorous currency regulations.
the
The Treasury spokesman said that
of opening practice
mail, abandoned since the end of the war would be restored by Customs and Post Office offichls to "detect sterlintig nolen, diamonds, postage stamps and other valuables,
The targets to be achieved are a 40 per cent increase over the 1038 export figure by the middle of next year, and a sixty per cent Increase by the end of 1948.
INDEPENDENT PROGRAMME
But this increase will merely beat the crisis, and the final target which will put Britain properly on the way to prosperity is an export total of 75 per cent above pre-war #gures. This is not expected to be achieved He added. "Any goods found in until sometime in 1949,
If it this way will be confiscated.
All Britain's plans are being lald is evident that an offence is being without reference to any aid that prosecution may fol-might be received from the Marshall Committed,
plan. The Government is assuming for the moment that Britain must stand on her own legs.
The spokesman explained that a "proportion" of the mails would be opened. It was understood the Post Office and Customs men would use the "spot check" method used by military censora during the war.
NOT CENSORSHIP
of
of
and
to a
It is hoped that for 1948 the total savinga on Government overacaà expenditure will be brought total of £100,000,000, which, with a saving of £207,000,000 in Imports, will produce a total saving of over
is about £300,000,000. This the total deficli.
half
The balance will have to be made up partly. by increased home production of foodstuffs, but mainly by increased exports, and particu- larly exports to dollar countries.
1018,
Add from the Marshall plari, l- though not token into consideratiun In the blueprint, would mean revi- zion of some of the targets, includ- ing a larger coal production target to provide coal for export under the plan--Reuter.
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Troops To The Rescue
London, Sept. 23. Three hundred British Army lorries and 900 troops today delivered more than 1,300 tons of meat from Smithfeld. London's cen- tral meat market, where civilian drivers were on strike, to retall butchers all over the city.
de The market's outward ilvery drivers deelded yest
yesterday continue the unofficial strike,
began
last Felday In
which
ympathy with four men who were suspended after they had refused to work in another de partment of the market.
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The deliveries were planned As a military operation. Despatel riders dashed from control point to control point, and as soon as the lorries drove off with sup- plies a fresh vehicle was called from the pool by telephones specially installed by the War Omec.
In sympathy with the Smith- fleld workers, 16 drivers of light delivery vans at Croydon meat market ave also struck.-- Reater.
HKFA'S LATEST
MOVE
SEEKS AFFILIATION WITH
INTERNATIONAL FA
Amsterdam, Sept. 23-The Football Associations' in Hongkong, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Persia and The Sudan have written to the Secretariat of the Federation of the International Football Ano- ciation (FIFA), it was disclosed at the meeting of the Executive Committee here today.. The Associations sought information on affiliation:
The Committee decided that in held after agreement on the day of
Dine
At the
P.G.
For Reservations
Tel: 27880
Price 20 Cents
VYSHINSKY STILL TABLE-THUMPING
America Blamed For Korean Deadlock
New York, Sept. 23.-Russia launched a new broadside against the United States on Tuesday after Secretary General Trygve Lie, in an extra- ordinary appeal, called on the bitterly quarrelling big powers to bury their differences in the interest of peace among the United Nations.
It is impossible and Intolerable," Andrel Vyshlusky, Sovl deputy Forelgu Minister. opened his new Lie continued, "to think that these offensive by charging that Secretary differences should ever be allowed
I do not be
bellove of State George Marshall gave an to lead to war,
of the bla that there is any nation or any explanation Incorrect power deadlock on Korean Indepen-government in the world that does dence. Vyshinsky said Russia iwice not want to prevent another war. had submitted constructive proposals The great difficulty lies in the fact regarding Korea, but these were not that the great powers suspect each
by
other or each other's intentions. It the United States is fear which is the great danger decepted by
American Therefore, he said, "the
and hate breeds ity Fear breeds hate delegate must bear the responsibility" for the deadlock. He safel the danger." Korcan issue could not legally be Mr Lie expressed the belief that not be considered by the General Assembly. the basic situation could
changed by any structural change in
M. Vyshinsky said this is "another the United Nations machinery nor of the charter,--Asso- example of the lack of ability of by revision the United States to respect Inter-catal Press
have national
agreements which been freely entered into." He then Marshall for supporting assailed United Nations consideration of ro- commendations, for revision of the Italian peace treaty. He charged that any action on this question was a violation of the UN charter. Vyshinsky spoke as the Assembly hegan debate on its formidable
already agenda, which
has been approved by the Steering Committee over Soviet opposition
some sections. He demanded exclusion of the items on Korea and Italy.
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FIRST ROUND LOST
Flower Pots
Thrown
At Thieves
London, Sept. 23-Although bombarded with flower pots from an upstairs, window, a gang, in; two cars, got away with be The Arab countries lost the first tween £200 and £300 worth of the Assembly overrode their objec-
tions to creation of a sperint 55- their cars as nation committee to consider the against the mobile police.
If the target of 40 percent above 1938 is achieved by June.
read block £370,000,000 of extra exports will accordance with the decision taken the match between representatives of round of the Palestine battle when | cigarettes today and left one of
by the Executive Committoo in two Associations and the referee been sold, which, together 1945 and approved by the Luxem taking into account the state of the have
the saving In Importa and
Congress bourg
this year, that ground.
Two cars The Committee recommended the Palestine question. with
drove up outside the overseas expenditure, will close the authorisation for German clubs to
play fnatches against clubs affiliated national associations to forbid as a Warren R. Austin of the United shop of Beenham Ltd, the whole-
referring to to the International Federation could general principle the use of flashlight States, present ruinous gop.
on Vyshinsky's sale tobacconists football not be given.
grounds.-charge that the United States was Road, Chiswick.
atale- responsible for the Korean Reuter.
male, sald, "It is not who is right, but what is right,"
GOLD RESERVES Britain's present position is that on the overall balance payments her
These targets will not be attained deficit is running at an annual rate suddenly. The delicit wil be lower approximately £600,000,000, with ad gradually, and to meet the La- a dollar. deficit of £800,000,000.
This arose out of a group of clr-term position in trading, Mr Hugh Dalton, Chancellor of the Exchequer, long-term cumstances---501712
may-as he has already indicated- "This is not an attempt to re-used by the war--such as the drop have to make further inroads into
spokes-in income from overseas investments Introduce censorship," the
drain from the International Mone- man said. "We are only concerned from £170,000,000 before the war Britain's gold reserve,, or asic for a
weto £60,000,000, and Income from with opening packets which
tary Fund. suspect contain a prohibited Item.
services visible exports, commercial The sorters are extremely expert by etc., from £60,000,000 to £10,000,- the feel of the envelope in getting
Less permanent factors
lo-
Andre
on cameras
in the adjourned games from the Eg the General Assembly
Devonshire
and
men
The Committee also decided that
One of the cars was bricked over CHESS RESULTS
the paviment into the front door, the transfer of German players from clubs affiliated to FIFA could not
London, Sept. 23-Britain today
Earlier, secretary General of the ashing down the door and lintel. The manager, who lives above the the lost the international chess match to United Nations Trygve Lie made Mr A. Drewe presided at
shop, heard the noise and, going to be permitted.
three which was attended by Dr Russia although
adjourned direct appeal to the bitterly quar- the window, saw two men loading Andrejovic Mr Kirkwood, Mr games have not yet been played. The rolling big powers. to reconcile the the cigarettes into the other cor
score was Russia 12-1/2 to Britain's | East-West differences which he said
He blew
a police whistle 4-1/2.
were breeding
2nd hate! fear The President M. Jules Rimet, was Krebs, Mr Kolsy and Mr. Valdusen.
peited them with flower pots from unable to attend owing to
the world. iliness,
the window sill while an employee and a number of other representa- first round W. Winter of Britain
at a nearby bakery threw heavy One of the first considerations tives were not able to be present. lost to Igor Bondarevsky, C. Abra-at the close of a week long general weights at them. But the
Since the Luxembourg conference, hams lost to Russia's David Bra debate phase, Mr Lie made no direct went on loading the cigarettes and therefore, on reaching the mid-1940 include: target would be to decide whether, the following Associations hecame stein and W. A. Fairhurst of Britain reference elfher to Secretary of State drove off with 40,000, of them to know which one is likely to re-
Marshall or Russlon Foreign Minis- Reuter. pay investigation. There is also the world rise in prices which has before permitting any domestic re-affiliated with FIFA
conditions,
T. I. Newman cam
earned ก British ter Vyshinsky, but it was clear that or of effort
The Accra Amateur Football As- drew with Salo Flohr of using selentific tic increased the cost of Britain's Im-laxation posalbility
the Football victory by beating Alexander Tolush, his appeal was aimed at thent. vices. If there is nothing
should not be sociation. Gold Coast;
Association of Korea; the Football
In the adjourned games from the opened packet, it will be resealed ports in 1947 to about 2.5 times pre- these gold reserves
war; the fuel crisis in Britain, and replaced and loans repaid.
Section of the Committee of Physical second round 11. Golembak of Bri INDISPENSABLE CONDITION and the letter will not be read."
Culture and Sport-a Soviet Union Lain 1st to Vassili Smyslov.- United A partial list of proscribed items the bad winter last year.
Their estimated cost in lost ex- included sterling notes, diamonds,
something like
organisation, ports representerd and securities on the Treasury
£200,000,000. import side. On the export side,
ADVERSE BALANCES there were sterling notes, Treasury
Eighty per cent of Britain's dollar bills, postal orders, gold, securities, insurance policies, bills of exchange deficit arises from her huge deficit and the with the United States and promissory notes in foreign eur. rencies, travellers cheques-except Western Hemisphere, and approx- (Continued un Page 4) Imately 20 per cent from the fact
Willa
EDITORIAL
In the
Challenging Retort
PRITAIN might be economically and financially on her knees today, desperately struggling for her existence, but she still n spokesmen who can speak fear. lessly and with, cogent argument
when great paca and deck. the whole sive policies'
of manidad become an Interna- tional issue. An example of this was given to the world on non- day when Mr. Hector - MoNell made expressly
how Britain felt about the future st the Unli ed Nations organisation. Both In defence and attack the speech was resolute, hone
honest and forth- right. It will do much to help which that, Britona
recover through post-war clrcumstances, has become ball lost a sense of world affairs responsibility in There was nothing sycophantle in unqualified support Mit McNell's for the United States proposals for modification of the Security a. Inil. Council valor his was blooded, argument based on the logical conception of the necessity co-operation of international
of
which alone can keep the peace the world and rescue it from lis pertious economic position. Mr McNeil/attacked Russia-not in spirit of vindictiveness, but with a determination to let the world 'know how · British polley.
Europo had been grossly mire.. presented by Messrs Molotov and
Vyshlashy. "M. Vyshinsky has accused us of seeking to divide Europe," declared Mr MoNell.
Accus "This is a monstrous tlon.....From the moment that ended and war European
onwards, avery from Potsdam argument we have ever presented on this subject has been based on the economic unity
the
have
many together with the need for utilising that unlly under proper control to contribute to the ro babilitation of Europe. We. been thwarted and frustrated by disagreement and by a polley of non-co-operation... We harbour no hostility to Russis or any elier ars plain, nation. Our designs
|
Press.
KIWIS ARRIVE
Soviet Youth Called Up
to comeration
and agreementing schools
Any relief frm the British public
"The indispensable condition for will depend not only on achievement
Associations
peace," Lie said, "is that nations with of the targets, but also upon other
In addition, the
different social systems, and different unpredictable circumstances, such as Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Pot- the movement of world prices, sia, New Zealand and The Sudan
interests shall striv to live and London, Sept., 24-The the Secretariat have written in lo
New work together, side by side, in peace. Zealand And further Inercase would deal seeking information on amliation.
Rugby League tham, This must find expression in
in political
Moscow, Sept. 23-The Govern- Government a blow at the
pkan,
OLYMPIC PLANS
equipped with a model Kiwi bird
ment today announced the call-up-of ons which how a willingness mit & million teen-agers to train- negotiations Any down-grading would
for a mascot, arrived in Britain on The Executive Committee, after Tuesday for a 32-match tour includ- without
Without such a a will, while
to prepare them for. greatly, assist Britain's, recovery.
ing Ave gaines in France-Associated tet
let me The Cabinet, with the recovery hearing a report from M. Lotsy on
that no mechanism labour reserves. Press. blueprint as its main pre-occupation the Andings of the organising com-
for the
This is the third call-up of youth maintenance of international
this year,
of bringing the total, for the forthcoming session of Par-mission for the Jules Rimet world
and security, however, perfect, championship cup, decided, in view
Peace TITLE BOUT FIXED
drafted boys and girls to 1,200,000. ebu be effective. llament, in the next ten days or so
of the limited time available for the
thousand Three hundred
were will decide whether to introduce an
big power differences called up in March, and another Llc Faid constitution of eliminatory groups, budget. The puc
New York, Sept. 23-Ray "Sugar" hnd not yet reached the stage where 100,000 in July and August. Interim autumn
and to guarantee faultless preparu- pose of this budget would be to
The present group called up will forestall any inflationary tendency tion and success for the competition. Robinson, welterweight champion, they threatened the existence of the to defend United Nations, but he said it does of more that it should not be held until 1950, today signed a contract created by the existence
always always provided the Brazilian his title against Frankie Fernander "hamper the activities of the United mostly be enrolled from villages
at Honolulu
throughout the Soviet 17. Nations and its ability to perform | money and fewer commodities on
Boys of 18 and Fernandez holds the Hawaitan welter the duties leid down in the charcoal and iron mines and metal and which to spend it.
title.---United Press.
IRA CHIEF ON
HUNGER STRIKE
D
ол November
ter."
the
Cholera Menacing India
and wo
Inion.
be sent to
oil industries, 18-year-old boys to the railway industry and boys of 17 and 18 to building trades. Girl and boys from 16 to 18 will be sent to other Industrial schools.
There is no indication what propor- Won of the half million will be girls.
United Press.
SAW HUSBAND DROWN
Federation declared itself in com- with such modi- piete agreement fication.
The Committee approved plans for the
the Olympic tournament, and the Congress
of of the Federation International Football Associations will be held in London on July 27 and 20, 1948,
Now Delhi, Sept. 23.—Cholera and leaders have wired the Govern- On the proposal of the arbitration committee, the Executive Committee even more than communal ten-ment of India asking for stringent Belfast, Sept 23.-David Fleming, fixed the seale of expenses to be sion is beginning to preoccupy measures to stop lawlessness.
The Sich leaders, Tara Singh and the 27-year-old leader of the Irish defrayed for referees and linesmen the authorities both of India Odham Singh Nagore, in a Jolat Republican "Army," is now on a in international matches,
The Commitice also decided that and Pakistan. The disease, statement here tonight deplored the unger strike in prison here.
given by now rife in the Punjab, killing of refugee women and chll- untli final decision B
dren, but declared "We do not desire Fleming was originally sentenced to 12 years Imprisonment for trda the international board, a fair charge spreading towards Karachi.
not playing the
One refugee train had 100 cholera the friendship of
may never befriend son, and felony, but, In November | against an opponent a free- cases on board, and was brought to a
The Congress
Committed Waricing
Cardigan, England, Sept. 23-Mis Inside last, after serving only four years, bell would be
or outside the hit five miles outside Amritsar. our doors open, our press is free.
held. We have nothing to hide. We Die was released by the Northern kick from
There have been 70 cholera deaths eld a two-hour session today in Ada Duncan-Jones, of Windlesham, New Delhi, both Mr Gandhi and Surrey, described at a Cardigan in are willing to co-operate, to try Ireland Government when he was on penalty area...
in the past few days in the city of Pondit Nehru a tonding, the New quest how she saw heroes and secure a lasting
the point of death as a result of a REPLACING COALKEEPERS
The Committee recommended the Amritsar itself, crowded with refu- Delhi Radio said
husband, Arthur Duncan-Jones, These
hunger strike. ringing
The Committee Expressed. the swept away by a strong current and He was then sent to his home in national associations to accept by fes, and a focal point on the re- gain additional significance when
opinion
that
unless the movement drowned. on condition int he did not agreement before the match replace-fugco trail between India and Pakis- read in confunction with the 16-
by minorities was checked in time Mra Duncan-Jones, who was bath- goalkeeper during Letan. return to Norhern Ireland during ment of a on the. Marshall nation report
farsabil
the right years of his sentence still whole of match, and of another Mass inoculations are being carried it would involve the transfer of ing with him, said that they were This report Plan for Europe.
player before half-time, if they are out, but in spite of this outinaks nearly twenty million people at an the only people on the beach. than
Any Dr
cost.
'There was a strong current and more effectively
of of the disease continue to be repert astron mient machine
Floming, Despite this,
after hurt and unable, in the opinion shows
The 'paganda
Prealdent of the Sind Pro-lane begged her husband Ato come ed from refugee camps. while Russia
де his home car the referee, to continue, recuporation perfers to try and
The Committee also
Responsible Indian quarters in vincial Congress Committee, who back. Killarney, returned here on Satur-
A little later, she noticed that he play power politics at the expense
Amritsar, day, boing determined, according principle to arrange
belloved tonight that mar was invited to attend the meeting, of a siticken continent, Britain
his friends,
arbitration in London next April. lol law might be imposed it the said that any other solution than was gradually disappearing from 15
other nations are seriously
rearrest..
and Mr. Stanley Rous, of England, grave communal situation, coupled voluntary migration would lead to alight" "I went as near to film as making an attempt to solve a vast
Ho was promptly taken into consented to take over direction or with the present spreading of the all greater suffering among the I coit until I felt the sand giving counomic and rehabilitation brod
cholora outbreak, continued to de-minorities. The division of India way under my feet. tem. On those grounds alone Mr. custody pending a decision whether this course,
It was also decided that prelimin- teriorate.
hus aggravated the communal prob-Then he disappeared." MoNett's challenging retort to he should again bo deported or made
The situation was reported to be lem instead 4 colving it," he said. The verdict was death by acciden his sonbençoary matches arranged to take place to serve the rest of
Ital drowning-Reuter; Soviet criticisms stands vindicated.
before 'Internationals could only be grave and the Congress president-Reuter. Reuter,
and
to run.
to
hie
to
securo
decided
a course on